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Introduction to Nursing Practice Quiz Questions
Question 1 of 5
When working with clients of a particular culture, which action should a nurse avoid?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Cultural competence requires avoiding stereotypes , as assuming uniformity within a culture ignores individual diversity, risking miscommunication or offense. Supporting rituals , using interpreters , and adapting eye contact enhance care. Stereotyping undermines person-centered care, potentially alienating clients, making it the action to avoid.
Question 2 of 5
A supervisor observes inconsistency in a psychiatric and mental health nurse's behavior toward a client as unreasonably concerned, overly kind, or irrationally hostile. The best explanation is that the nurse is displaying:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Countertransference explains the nurse's inconsistent, emotionally charged behavior, reflecting personal feelings projected onto the client. Seductive behavior is specific and unindicated, empathic resonance is positive alignment, and transference is client-driven. Countertransference fits psychiatric nursing risks, requiring supervision, making it the best explanation.
Question 3 of 5
A client has been receiving hemodialysis for 3 months. During the history assessment the client reports that they find themselves feeling angry whenever it is time for the dialysis treatment. The nurse can probably attribute this to:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Anger during dialysis reflects grief over lost health, a normal reaction per Kübler-Ross. Brain changes lack evidence, personality flaws are judgmental, and denial doesn't fit anger. Grief explains emotional response to chronic illness, making it the attribution.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse planning to teach a client how to use Benson's relaxation techniques to treat hypertension is essentially teaching the client to:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Benson's technique shifts the body from sympathetic (stress) to parasympathetic (relaxation) mode , lowering BP via reduced heart rate and tension. Thought replacement is cognitive, not Benson's focus; biofeedback uses tech, unlike Benson; adrenaline contradicts relaxation. Option C fits its physiological mechanism, making it correct.
Question 5 of 5
Medication Calculation: The nurse practitioner prescribes: Trazodone 150 milligrams by mouth at bedtime for insomnia. Trazodone 25 milligrams is available. How many tablets would you administer at bedtime?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Prescribed 150 mg ÷ 25 mg tablets = 6 tablets . Option A (2) is 50 mg, B (1) is 25 mg, C (1.5) is 37.5 mg all insufficient. Precision ensures sedation without overdose risk; 6 tablets match the dose, making it correct.